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Saru: Summerholiday in the village

News from the shop

Saru is writing:

Peach and Sot are Ok. In the morning, Sot gos to every house in the village to collect the batteries. When he is back, he start repairing the motor or bicycle. Until in the evening, about 3 pm, he takes back the batteries to the owner. It takes 6 hours to charge the batteries. They earn good money from the battery shop, but if the machine is broken, they spend more money to repair. If machine is Ok..... Then they can save money to pay back to the bank. Sot and Peach owe a lot of money to the bank becuse they build the shop, buying Motor, buying some motor tools, and Machine of Batteries. I feel very pity to my brother in law. He works very very hard. If they pay back already, then they will have good life...

Hello from Borin

Dear Orly and Claus

I don't have much to say just sending you photos of the food. This is what they bought last Sunday. Hair shampoo costs 12000 R (3 usd), fresh milk= 13800 R, milk named DA Ca costs 8000 R (2 usd), mosquito killer spray costs 8000 (2 usd), chicken meat costs 10000 R (2,5 usd), fruit...... Total is 16 usd. On Sunday the aunt can cook, so I told her she should buy vegetable to cook, she told me Chanty want to eat chicken. She cooked chicken soup. Other things like hair shampoo and mosquito killer were what they need.
Love
Borin

Hello from Yos

Photo: Yos as he look like after he left the monkhood

Dear Orly and Claus
One week ago that I'm very busy with my uncle monk, he came to visit me and bring me to go outside the city and he just go back yesterday.

I hope you understand my late mail. How about Nina and Anders?

About my study at High School it is nearly finish soon and now I just waitng for the final exam.

Love, Yos

New clothes and shoes for the kids

"Now about the children, you can see in the photos, and as you know last week the boy asked me a trousers, and I also told the girl weather she need something or not so they can buy at the same time with their aunt.

Last Sunday (03/05) I gave 10$ to them with their aunt. They went together to the market for a half day, and then they came back with these cloths and shoes. Their aunt told me they really love these, that why she decided to buy it for them. They love these style of clothes and shoes, of their own test. Total spending was 30 $, so I had to give them 20$ more. I did'nt think they bought like this, so I just told the boy: you bought something much more than I expected. They all agreed not to buy food for a time. I said to the boy: this time is like a present for you because you got good result from your studies. They had bought already so…...and I hope you don’t mind too. I know money, if we spend without any planning it will be quick used up.

Love

Borin

HELLO AGAIN FROM YOS

Dear Orly and Claus

Now I have much time to write mail to you. You know, I'm really happy so much when I saw your email very soon for reply me. I don't know why in my first internet I just write two or three sentence it have problems so I try to find another internet shop. And now I'm staying far away from internet near by my pagoda.

Oh! I'm have really wonderful feeling so much when I heared that you will come to visit us with Lene and Mette soon, I hope it will be true as soon as possible.

About the money you send me. I'm really so happy very much and thanks alot to Nina and Anders and Louise & Kim and your friends as well. I wish all of them will meet good luck, good health and happiness all the time and I really can not forget about this forever and still remember your kindness to me and for of all of us. This is a very big huge for helping us in Cambodia that we are all poor people.
Everything you give me alot by your money send to me that I can pay for books, food, water, health...and especialy knowledge.
Orly, you know, before I know you I never know about the world, but I'm very lucky in my life when I met you, is give my life light that I can know how to live as human and alot from you and the sponsors as well help me for support my study everyday is by you. So in my life I don't know how to find words to thanks all of you.
I just try to study for my life and remember all of it and you know I tell about this in my class and you know what they are thinking? They say you are good person. however, you are living faraway but best of your mind it's still in Cambodia.

And how about spend the money, like the same before, is pay for school everyday 3000 Real (0,75 USD) for paper copies from the teacher. 12000Real (3 USD) every month for one subject (all teachers need like this, if I don't pay I'll not get good results like the other students that always pays until finish highschool) and some money I'll keep for paying water, electriccity and some books if I can't live without it.
About my photo I'll send you soon, mean that I'll borrow Saru' camera to take it to send you.

In the finally time Please help me to say hello to everyone, I miss all of you so much and still hope to see you soon. Bye Bye

Love
Yos